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Race Information | |
Venue | Wellington Street Circuit |
Number of times held | 12 |
First held | 1985 |
Last held | 1996 |
Race Format | |
Race 1 | |
Laps | 15 |
Distance | 50 km |
Race 2 | |
Laps | 15 |
Distance | 50 km |
Race 3 | |
Laps | 15 |
Distance | 50 km |
Last Event (1996) | |
Overall Winner | |
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Dick Johnson Racing |
Race Winners | |
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Dick Johnson Racing |
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Dick Johnson Racing |
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Holden Racing Team |
The Wellington 500 was a 500 km (310 mi) street race for touring cars which took place at Wellington City in Wellington, New Zealand in the 1980s and 1990s. The 1987 event was a round of the 1987 World Touring Car Championship.
The final running of the race was in 1996, a non-championship sprint event for teams from the Australian Touring Car Championship.[1]